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Follow Me Quietly

Follow Me Quietly

Police baffled by the FACELESS KILLER!

19496.21h 0m

Overview

When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have been fruitless. Constructing a life-size dummy of the murderer, police Lt. Harry Grant is growing obsessed with capturing him, and always following Grant is the relentless reporter Ann Gorman looking to break the story, but the hunt continues.

Directed by Richard Fleischer
Written by Anthony Mann, Francis Rosenwald, Lillie Hayward
Produced by Herman Schlom
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Top Cast

William Lundigan

William Lundigan

Harry Grant

Dorothy Patrick

Dorothy Patrick

Ann Gorman

Jeff Corey

Jeff Corey

Police Sgt. Art Collins

Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Benny

Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

Police Insp. Mulvaney

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Overbeck

Edwin Max

Edwin Max

Charlie Roy aka The Judge

Frank Ferguson

Frank Ferguson

J.C. McGill

Marlo Dwyer

Marlo Dwyer

Waitress

Archie Twitchell

Archie Twitchell

Dixon (as Michael Branden)

Themes & Keywords

mannequinrainfilm noirserial killerb moviestranglerpolice shootoutpower plantfemale reporterpolice procedural

About Follow Me Quietly

Follow Me Quietly is a crime, mystery, thriller film released in 1949 exploring themes of mannequin, rain, film noir, serial killer, b movie, strangler. Directed by Richard Fleischer, it stars William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey. When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have been fruitless. Constructing a life-size dummy of the murderer, police Lt. Harry Grant is growing obsessed with capturing him, and always following Grant is the relentless reporter Ann Gorman looking to break the story, but the hunt continues.

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